Sir It comes as no surprise that 95 per cent of Oxford residents, who took part in the city council survey, support more recycling. But I'm thrilled that nearly threequarters (72.5 per cent) back the particular scheme we are proposing to start in October.

Your Labour council have listened to people's comments and modified the scheme. We will offer more people the choice of a supply of council sacks, offer extra wheelie bins for exceptionally large households, and offer extra containers for recycling even more.

Oxford city will give guidance on wrapping kitchen waste and nappies to avoid summer smells. We will ban wheelie bins (large and small) from pavements except on collection days, and guarantee elderly and disabled residents help with their bins and boxes.

We will provide plenty of door-to-door advice on how to recycle. It will be wheelie bin or sack for residual waste, plus your green box for paper and glass, on week one. Week two we empty your blue box for plastic bottles and tins, and your green hessian sack for cardboard and garden clippings.

The success of this scheme, to more than double Oxford's recycling from 18 per cent to 45 per cent, will depend on each of us doing our bit. So thank you Oxford for supporting the environment.

John Tanner, Environment portfolio holder, Oxford City Council